Dead Awake (2010 film)

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Dead Awake
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Directed by Omar Naim
Produced byLucas Jarach
Nesim Hason
Starring Nick Stahl
Rose McGowan
Amy Smart
Cinematography David A. Armstrong
Edited byMiklos Wright
Music byJohn Hunter
Production
company
Release date
  • December 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
Budget$3.5 million

Dead Awake is a 2010 American mystery film starring Nick Stahl, Rose McGowan, and Amy Smart. The film was previously titled Dylan's Wake.

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Plot

Dylan (Stahl) tries to unravel the answer to a decade-long mystery by staging his own funeral and examining who shows up. The problem is, Dylan might actually be dead.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in the Fall of 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa, and was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews. Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times said in his review; "Though the performers gamely try to make the most of what little they have to work with, the film is murky to look at and unfocused in its storytelling. "Dead Awake" is a deadly snore." [1] Positive marks came from the NYC Movie Guru, who called the film "an intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, drama and supernatural thrills that slightly loses steam as its trust in the audience's intelligence wanes." [2]

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References

  1. Yamato, Jen (May 11, 2017). "Sleep is the enemy in horror yawner 'Dead Awake'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Reviews for December 3rd, 2010". The NYC Movie Guru. December 3, 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2017.